Commissioners vote to adjust sprinkler rule for subdivisions

11:54 PM,
Sep. 13, 2013

Rutherford County Commissioner Matthew Young

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Developers constructing a subdivision with three or more houses without a nearby fire hydrant must install sprinklers, the Rutherford County Commission decided Thursday night.

The new regulation replaces a previous one that called for developers constructing a subdivision with four or more houses to have sprinklers if a fire hydrant can't be installed within 1,000 feet of the homes because of a lack of water pressure.

Although 17 of the 21 commissioners supported the new policy, they did face speeches against sprinklers prior to the vote, including from Axl David. ...